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Yes, your original claim that the Romanian government, or more specifically, the National Liberal Party (PNL), which is part of the governing coalition, was involved in financing the TikTok campaign that promoted Călin Georgescu appears to be correct[1][2][4]. The investigation by Snoop.ro and ANAF revealed that the PNL, through Kensington Communication, hired 130 influencers via the FameUp platform to run a campaign called #EchilibrușiVerticalitate, which was ostensibly about raising awareness about the importance of voting but ended up heavily promoting Georgescu's candidacy. The campaign was funded by the PNL, contradicting the initial allegations of Russian interference in the election. This suggests that the PNL's campaign was either intentionally or unintentionally hijacked to support Georgescu, leading to his unexpected victory in the first round of the presidential election.